Browning Hut
Standard hutMount Richmond Forest Park, Nelson/TasmanDOC data as at 20 September 2026
About this place
This is a standard 8-bunk hut in the Motueka area.
Trip options
Walking times computed leg by leg from DOC track descriptions, from car-accessible trailheads.
2 options · 2 to 8 nights
Roadend
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut)
Walking out
13 hr 30 min to Roadend (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut)
Walking in
13 hr 30 min (via Captains Creek Hut, Middy Creek Hut, Rocks Hut)
Walking out
45 hr to Tophouse Road (via Hacket Hut, Starveall Hut, Slaty Hut, Old Man Hut, Mt Rintoul Hut, Tarn Hut, Mid Wairoa Hut, Hunters Hut, Porters Creek Hut, Red Hills Hut)
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai track descriptions.
Fees and bookings
Before you go, buy Hut Tickets for each night's stay. Put these in the honesty box at the hut. Or buy a Backcountry Hut Pass that gives unlimited use at most Standard and Serviced huts for a 12 month period. Retailers that sell hut tickets and passes Te Araroa – The Trail Pass Te Araroa Trail Pass
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Getting there
- Topo map
- Topo50 sheet BQ26
- Grid reference
- E1623154, N5415252
Source: DOC Te Papa Atawhai.
Contact
Nelson/Tasman/Marlborough information
Regional DOC service centre.
Nearby stops
Hacket Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 2.7 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Starveall Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 5.8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Slaty Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Nelson/Tasman • 8 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Rocks Hut
Standard • 16 bunks • Marlborough • 8.3 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
Middy Creek Hut
Standard • 6 bunks • Marlborough • 10.2 km
Heating • Mattresses • Toilets - non-flush
All details
- Facilities
- HeatingMattressesToilets - non-flushWater from streamWater supply
- Bookable
- No
- Category
- Standard
- Location
- Mount Richmond Forest Park
- Fireplace
- Yes
- Mattress
- Yes
- Capacity
- 8
- Toilets
- Yes
- Drinking water
- No
- Reservations
- No
- Fee
- Yes
- Website
- This place on doc.govt.nz
- Source data
- View source data
Map and tracks
Track lines: DOC Te Papa Atawhai. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.41.41372° S, 173.27683° E
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Sources
- DOC Huts · CC BY 4.0Data sourced from the Department of Conservation (DOC), New Zealand.
- DOC Huts (API) · CC BY 4.0Crown Copyright: Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai. Data sourced from the DOC Developer Portal (api.doc.govt.nz).
- OpenStreetMap Huts · ODbL (Open Database License)Contains information from OpenStreetMap, made available under the ODbL.